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    Fate of Rome
    Here is the monumental retelling of one of the most consequential chapters of human history: the fall of the Roman Empire. The Fate of Rome is the first book to examine the catastrophic role that climate change and infectious diseases played in the collapse of Rome's power--a story of nature's triumph over human ambition. Interweaving a grand historical narrative with cutting-edge climate science and genetic discoveries, Kyle Harper traces how the fate of Rome was decided not just by emperors, soldiers, and barbarians but also by volcanic eruptions, solar cycles, climate instability, and devastating viruses and bacteria. He takes readers from Rome's pinnacle in the second century, when the empire seemed an invincible superpower, to its unraveling by the seventh century, when Rome was politically fragmented and materially depleted. Harper describes how the Romans were resilient in the face of enormous environmental stress, until the besieged empire could no longer withstand the combined challenges of a "little ice age" and recurrent outbreaks of bubonic plague. A poignant reflection on humanity's intimate relationship with the environment, The Fate of Rome provides a sweeping account of how one of history's greatest civilizations encountered and endured, yet ultimately succumbed to the cumulative burden of nature's violence. The example of Rome is a timely reminder that climate change and germ evolution have shaped the world we inhabit--in ways that are surprising and profound.
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    History of the Plague in London
    A Journal of the Plague Year is a book by Daniel Defoe, first published in March 1722. It is an account of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the bubonic plague struck the city of London in what became known as the Great Plague of London, the last epidemic of plague in that city. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings, and with frequent digressions and repetitions. Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book's first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665 when the Great Plague took place, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. and is probably based on the journals of Defoe's uncle, Henry Foe, who, like 'H. F.', was a saddler who lived in the Whitechapel district of East London. In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The book is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe's account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys's first-person account. (wikipedia.org)
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    Seeking Justice for Biological Warfare Victims of Unit 731: Evidence Collected by Wang Xuan , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 94min
    Unit 731 was established during the Sino-Japanese War in Harbin as a covert biological warfare research and development section of the Imperial Japanese Army. Besides human experimentation, they developed lethal biological weapons as an efficient way to win the war against the world.In about a decade of existence, they produced a massive amount of germs enough to kill the world three times. Biological weapons such as anthrax, glanders, and bubonic plague were deployed in China during the war. In the Chongshan Village of Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, an epidemic was caused by biological weapons.After the attack, many died from the diseases developed by the biological weapons. Survivors of the incidence end up with rotten legs and could not live normal lives after the attack.Wang Xuan had been discovering the truth and fighting for justice for these victims of biological weapons during WWII. This book will provide information from original documents from the Rockefeller Institute, CIA, and other officials from the United States government from the National Archive and Records Administration.Praise for the book:"Wang Xuan deserves a special paragraph. Wang is one of contemporary China's greatest patriots. She has dedicated her life to seeking justice for those Chinese who were victimized by Japanese BW and CW experiments. Someone called her 'The Joan of Arc of China', and the comment is not an overstatement." (Dr. Sheldon H. Harris, historian and author of Factories of Death) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: George Yang. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/215572/bk_acx0_215572_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Daniel Defoe Box Set: A Journal of the Plague Year & The Apparition of Mrs. Veal , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 702min
    Daniel Defoe (c. 1660-1731) was an English trader, author, and journalist. Defoe was a prolific writer, publishing more than 300 works on a range of topics including economics, politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology, and the supernatural. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe (1719). Defoe wrote numerous political tracts and was often in trouble with the authorities. The intelligentsia paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted with him. His 1722 novel A Journal of the Plague Year gives an account of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the bubonic plague struck the city of London. Usually attributed to Daniel Defoe, "The Apparition of Mrs. Veal" is a pamphlet published anonymously in 1706 and considered by many as "the first modern ghost story". A Canterbury resident, Mrs. Bargrave, is visited by her old friend and former neighbor Mrs. Veal, who says that she would like to catch up before departing on a journey. They discuss books on death and friendship before Mrs. Veal tells her friend that her locked cabinet contains a purse filled with gold and asks her to write a letter to her brother. Mrs. Bargrave steps out to call her daughter, and when she returns she finds Mrs. Veal standing in the street about to leave. Mrs. Bargrave subsequently looks for Mrs. Veal but finds out that she had died the day before the visit. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Museum Audiobooks cast. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/yurt/002139/bk_yurt_002139_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Big Nap: How We Failed to Forsee History's Pandemics, from Bubonic Plague to The Spanish Flu of 1918 to Right Now! , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 79min
    “The single biggest threat to man’s continued dominance on this planet is the virus.” (Nobel Prize-winning biologist Joshua Lederberg ~ 1958)Pandemics have been around since time immemorial. Since the earliest dawns of human civilization, we have been struggling as a species to deal with pandemics whenever they arise. Why is that the case? One of the most important aspects of human survival is evolution - the ability to adapt. Given that, why is it that human beings seemingly still haven’t been able to adapt to outbreaks and pandemics?Since we currently live in the digital age of mass information, it should be easier for us to mobilize ourselves and prevent the spread of diseases. However, pandemics continue to threaten the human race. While technology has been able to answer many of the world’s problems, the outbreak of disease is a puzzle that has yet to be solved.This book will spread further insight into what pandemics are and why we still haven’t been able to overcome them after all these years of trials and experience. It will also explore what our next steps are as we move forward into a future that is filled with a lot of threatening uncertainty and ambiguity. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steven Myles. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/228215/bk_acx0_228215_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Marutas of Unit 731: Human Experimentation of the Forgotten Asian Auschwitz , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 105min
    Euphemistically labeled as the "Water Supply and Prophylaxis Administration" and "HippoEpizootic Administration" of the Imperial Japanese Army, Unit 731 and Unit 100, as well as their subsidiary branches, performed human experimentation on the innocents under the leadership of Dr. Ishii Shiro. The Kempeitai, aka the military police, captured any patriots for Unit 731's prison. The prisoners included Chinese patriots, civilians, Russians, and allied POWs. Although the exact number of victims is unclear since the Japanese destroyed most of the evidence at the end of the war, but it ranged from 3,000-250,000 innocent men, women, and children. The cruel experiments and medical procedures were carried out by the brightest medical students and staff that Imperial Japan had to offer. For the scientists to treat the prisoners less like humans, they called them "Marutas" or logs. The experimentations included their reaction to bubonic plague, typhoid, paratyphoid A and B, typhus, anthrax, smallpox, tularemia, infectious jaundice, gas gangrene, tetanus, cholera, dysentery, glanders, scarlet fever, undulant fever, tick encephalitis, "songo" or epidemic hemorrhagic fever, whooping cough, diphtheria, pneumonia, erysipelas, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, venereal diseases, tuberculosis, salmonella, frostbites, and many other viruses and bacteria. To observe the real-time effects of these deadly diseases and bacteria, these prisoners were often subject to vivisections without the use of anesthesia. Then there was the ANTA testing ground where the human test subjects were exposed to bacterial weapons under field conditions. For example, to test weapons developed with gas gangrene, 10 Chinese prisoners were tied to stakes from 10-20 meters apart, and a bomb was set off by electricity. All 10 prisoners were injured by shrapnel contaminated with gas gangrene. Within a week, they all died in severe torment. The study of the pathogens was also conduc ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michelle Morgan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/228429/bk_acx0_228429_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A Journal of the Plague Year
    A Journal of the Plague Year ab 23.99 € als Taschenbuch: An account by Daniel Defoe of one man's experiences of the year 1665 in which the bubonic plague struck the city of London in what became known as the Great Plague of London the last epidemic of plague in that city.. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Belletristik, Krimis,
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    The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 920min
    A sweeping new history of how climate change and disease helped bring down the Roman Empire Here is the monumental retelling of one of the most consequential chapters of human history: the fall of the Roman Empire. The Fate of Rome is the first book to examine the catastrophic role that climate change and infectious diseases played in the collapse of Rome's power - a story of nature's triumph over human ambition. Interweaving a grand historical narrative with cutting-edge climate science and genetic discoveries, Kyle Harper traces how the fate of Rome was decided not just by emperors, soldiers, and barbarians but also by volcanic eruptions, solar cycles, climate instability, and devastating viruses and bacteria. He takes listeners from Rome's pinnacle in the second century, when the empire seemed an invincible superpower, to its unraveling by the seventh century, when Rome was politically fragmented and materially depleted. Harper describes how the Romans were resilient in the face of enormous environmental stress, until the besieged empire could no longer withstand the combined challenges of a "little ice age" and recurrent outbreaks of bubonic plague. A poignant reflection on humanity's intimate relationship with the environment, The Fate of Rome provides a sweeping account of how one of history's greatest civilizations encountered, endured, yet ultimately succumbed to the cumulative burden of nature's violence. The example of Rome is a timely reminder that climate change and germ evolution have shaped the world we inhabit - in ways that are surprising and profound. Author bio: Kyle Harper is professor of classics and letters and senior vice president and provost at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of Slavery in the Late Roman World, AD 275-425 and From Shame to Sin: The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Andrew Garman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/010468/bk_reco_010468_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Spanish Flu: Outbreak, Contagion, History and Consequences of the 1918 Great Influenza, Born from H1N1 Virus. How the Deadliest Pandemic Devastated the World and What We Can Learn from It (Deadliest Pandemics in History, Book 1) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 111min
    History of and lessons from the Spanish flu to make the best of the current new pandemic virus crisis.Are you curious to learn of the Spanish flu that occurred more than 100 years ago? Are you looking for a book that will detail the history of the Spanish flu, including how it spread and how the world reacted as a result? Would you be interested in getting a better idea on what you can do to prepare during a pandemic? Would you like to get a guide that would teach you to be safe during the current new pandemic virus situation and make the best of it?If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, keep reading.The Spanish flu was the worst pandemic the world has ever seen, next to the bubonic plague of 1346. About 500 million people were infected by it, and between 25-50 million lost their lives. It occurred toward the end of the First World War which lasted between 1918-1920, and in the United States alone, there were around 675,000 deaths recorded. This book revisits the Spanish flu in a unique way, starting with a brief scientific explanation of the virus and then going deeper to explore its historical context.There is a dire need for this informative and timely book that carefully and meticulously details the history of the Spanish flu and elaborates upon a cohesive response and integrated efforts in response to it. This book revisits the Spanish flu in a unique way, starting with a brief scientific explanation of the virus and then going deeper to explore its historical context.In this amazing audiobook, we revisit this terrifying time that left the world in fear, and you’ll learn:A history of the Spanish fluThe beginning of the outbreakHow the pandemic spread around the worldHow the American cities dealt with the virusHow the world governments reacted to the pandemic, what measures were taken to counter it, and how it was finally brought controlHow can ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Belvill. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/204181/bk_acx0_204181_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Spanish Flu: History of the 1918 Great Influenza Born from H1N1 Virus. The Deadliest Pandemic That the Human Race Has Faced and Overcome. , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 231min
    A detailed look into and an eye-opening account of the Spanish flu and what can we learned from it.Have you always been curious to learn about the Spanish flu?Are you looking for a book that will detail the history of the Spanish flu, including how it spread and how the world reacted as a result?If you answered “yes” to both of these questions, keep reading.The Spanish flu was the worst pandemic the world has ever seen next to the bubonic plague of 1346. About 500 million people were infected by it, and between 25 to 50 million lost their lives. It occurred toward the end of the First World War, which lasted between 1918 -1920.This book revisits the Spanish flu in a unique way, starting with a brief scientific explanation of the virus and then going deeper to explore its historical context. In this amazing book, you’ll learn:What is the scientific classification of the Spanish flu, what was the Spanish flu, and how it evolved from an epidemic to become a global pandemicWhat are the classification types of various influenza illnesses, when are they most likely to occur, and what are some of the medical measures to counter itWhere did the Spanish flu originate, how was it transmitted, what was the pattern it adopted as it mutated, and which communities did it affectHow the world governments reacted to the pandemic, what measures were taken to counter it, and how it was finally brought controlLessons learned from the Spanish flu pandemicThe Spanish flu was a tragedy on a massive scale, but it also left in its trail the blueprint of how we all should respond to similar future events. Studying the pattern of how the virus mutated and how it travelled to various countries and which communities it affected is incredibly useful for any researcher. This book highlights all these questions and more in much detail, so we can increase our awareness of the even ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Shane Matsumoto. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/219049/bk_acx0_219049_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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